2010 African Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
20 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held on July 29–30.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
South Africa Hannes Dreyer Simon Magakwe Lehann Fourie Thuso Mpuang	Nigeria Fred Agbaje Benjamin Adukwu Ogho-Oghene Egwero Obinna Metu	Ghana Emmanuel Kubi Nana Kofi Sanah Godwin Hukporti Aziz Zakari

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	South Africa	Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe, Lehann Fourie, Thuso Mpuang	39.30	Q
2	2	Nigeria	Fred Agbaje, Benjamin Adukwu, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Obinna Metu	39.50	Q
3	2	Kenya	Simon Kimaru, Anderson Mureta Mutegi, Stephen Barasa, Kipkemoi Soy	39.54	Q
4	1	Ghana	Emmanuel Kubi, Nana Kofi Sanah, Godwin Hukporti, Allah Laryca-Arrong	39.83	Q
5	1	Mauritius	Fabrice Coiffic, Garick Maureemootoo, Ahmed Ondimba Bongo, Eric Milazar	40.00	Q
6	2	Ivory Coast	Gogbeu Francis Kone, Wilfried Koffi Hua, Dazi Conet Theodore Kouassi, Ben Youssef Meité	40.12	Q
7	2	Burkina Faso	Innocent Bologo, Gérard Kobéané, Siaka Son, Lanssene Relwende Zongo	40.25	q
8	1	Zambia	Jack Ng'umbi, Saviour Kombe, Titus Kafunda, Richard Chitambi	40.94	q
9	1	Ethiopia		41.17
10	2	Seychelles	Yannick Vidot, Mervin Loiseau, Leeroy Henriette, Danny D'Souza	41.23
	2	Uganda	Martin Achila, Lazarous Inya, Geoffrey Akena, Ali Ngaimoko	DQ
	2	Tanzania	Laurent Masatu, Lista Matonya, Musa Mlekwa, Muhidini Yasini	DNF
	1	Cameroon		DNS
	1	Chad		DNS

Rank	Lane	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	3	South Africa	Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe, Lehann Fourie, Thuso Mpuang	39.12
	6	Nigeria	Fred Agbaje, Benjamin Adukwu, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Obinna Metu	39.22
	4	Ghana	Emmanuel Kubi, Nana Kofi Sanah, Godwin Hukporti, Aziz Zakari	39.31
4	5	Kenya	Simon Kimaru, Anderson Mureta Mutegi, Stephen Barasa, Kipkemoi Soy	39.40	NR
5	7	Mauritius	Bastute Brasse, Eric Milazar, Fabrice Coiffic, Garick Maureemootoo	40.27
6	8	Ivory Coast	Siapade Darius Loua, Ben Youssef Meité, Dazi Conet Theodore Kouassi, Wilfried Koffi Hua	40.77
7	1	Zambia	Titus Kafunda, Jack Ng'umbi, Saviour Kombe, Richard Chitambi	41.22
	2	Burkina Faso	Siaka Son, Lanssene Relwende Zongo, Innocent Bologo, Gérard Kobéané	DQ

• Results